Rated of 5
by Darcy Surprisingly uplifting
I nearly didn't read this book due to the summaries that called it "harrowing" and "dark" which are book types I tend to avoid. I am so glad I gave it a chance because it absolutely moved me. I felt challenged to think in a completely new way with regard to the deeper themes involved in marriage and parenthood and life in general. The writing is so introspective and honest in the way it reveals unspoken narratives that run through the character's minds. Despite the very horrible events that took place in the story, I came away feeling surprisingly positive while reading this book.
Rated of 5
by Rosemary One long Summer
The story was so real that it kept you reading to find out what happens next. The story was a sad one to read, but the people in the story gave life to the everyday happenings in small town neighborhoods.
Rated of 5
by Midwest/coast woman/mother/friend 2 many omissions
Perhaps I read to much non-fiction, but the description of daily life lacks the acknowledgment of required survival skills just to live in Wisconsin.
The story feels contrived and my feelings manipulated.
Really I don't want to sound harsh, but from my perspective it rates barely average.
Rated of 5
by Tim A map of the world - Quick pointform review
Pros:
Plot surrounds something very unfortunately real and allows most readers to relate and become emotionally involved.
Characters (main) are likeable are well presented
Cons:
Excessive 'filler'. The book could have dropped 60 pages and actually improved It's a slow story that requires patience to not put down, definitely not a 'can't put down'. I had to take many breaks in reading this book to get thru some of the more pointless storytelling
Rated of 5
by Cassie
This book is a work of art. It was very enjoyable to read and I often couldn't put it down. Hamilton is an amazing writer.
Rated of 5
by Peter D. Haight
I've only just started this book; however, I can tell that like any exceptional art it is "a spiritual message among people".
A bold, mesmerizing novel about the woman known as "Typhoid Mary," the first known healthy carrier of typhoid fever in the burgeoning metropolis of early twentieth century New York.
Stranger than fiction, blending tragedy and farce, How to Create the Perfect Wife is an engrossing tale of the radicalism, and deep contradictions, at the heart of the Enlightenment.
Z, the novel about the life of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald is at points charming and; like another reviewer, I kept thinking of the movie, "Midnight...
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Although heavy on the scientific details, which slowed down the story for me (OK, I admit, I was one of those liberal arts majors who skipped out on...
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Loved this book. Magical, quirky, enchanting I could go on. All books do not have to be literary fiction, sometimes it is just so comforting to read...
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